Spike Feresten brings Talk Show to Fox
by Adam Finley, posted Apr 7th 2006 3:33PM
Who the hell is Spike Feresten? He's a comedy writer who has written for both
The Late Show with David Letterman and Seinfeld (you know the "Soup Nazi" episode? That was
him). Perhaps we shouldn't get too excited about a talk show from this unknown, but let's keep in mind Conan began as an
unknown, too. The new late night talk show, titled Talk Show with Spike Feresten, will have some of the
elements of a "normal" talk show while simultaneously being a parody of the genre. Wait, didn't Martin Mull
and Fred Willard already do that with Fernwood 2Nite in the late 70s? Well, no matter, the show sounds kind of
cool. It will air only on Saturdays, opposite Saturday Night Live. This will be the first time Fox has ventured
into the late night talk realm since Chevy Chase tried his hand at it. The show will debut on September 16 after
MadTV.
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